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Israel’s military said it is surrounding Gaza City as its bombardment of the enclave intensifies – with the skies of northern Gaza illuminated by flares and explosions late Thursday night. Israeli strikes killed people sheltering at schools in refugee camps, a UN aid agency said Thursday. And Gaza’s hospitals said they are struggling to treat patients as fuel and other critical supplies dwindle. More foreign nationals have left Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, with 341 having crossed on Thursday, an Egyptian official told CNN — a figure that includes American citizens. Here’s how to help humanitarian efforts in Israel and Gaza. 4:03 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 3:46 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital will turn into a "mass grave" as fuel runs low, doctor in Gaza City warns From CNN's Mitchell McCluskey Al-Shifa hospital, the Gaza Strip’s largest medical facility, will become a “mass grave” as electricity runs out, Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah said Thursday. Hospitals and aid agencies have been warning that medical facilities across the besieged enclave will grind to a halt unless fuel is delivered to keep power lines running, while medics struggle to treat patients with severe injuries from Israeli bombardment. The hospital in Gaza City is currently running on just one generator after the fuel shortage led to one being switched off, and some patients could not safely go into surgery due to the lack of electricity, he added. Despite the Israeli military’s announcement that it has encircled Gaza City, the doctor said he has no intentions of leaving the hospital. 3:12 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 At least 36 journalists killed in Israel-Hamas conflict, Committee to Protect Journalists says From CNN's Kareem El Damanhoury The number of journalists killed covering the Israel-Gaza conflict has risen to 36, according to a statement Thursday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The toll includes 31 Palestinians, four Israelis, and one Lebanese, CPJ added. Another eight journalists were injured and nine others were reported missing or detained, it added. The journalism advocacy group says the Israel-Gaza conflict since October 7 has been the deadliest period for journalists since it began tracking in 1992. 3:06 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 UN says Israeli strikes killed at least 23 people sheltering at aid facilities in Gaza From CNN's Kareem El Damanhoury Israeli airstrikes on Thursday killed at least 23 people sheltering in four United Nations facilities in the Gaza Strip, according to an update by the UN humanitarian office. Nearly 20,000 displaced people were sheltering in those facilities run by the UN’s Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) when the deadly strikes hit, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “As of 2 November, nearly 1.5 million people in Gaza were internally displaced, with over 690,400 sheltering in 149 UNRWA facilities,” it said in a statement. The escalation of bombardment has killed 72 UNRWA staff and damaged 50 of the agency’s facilities since October 7, the statement added. Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of UNRWA, earlier described that the agency has received “extraordinary, difficult news” about schools in the refugee camps of Jabalya and Al Shati. Three schools run by UNRWA have been hit, killing at least 20 people, he said in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. 2:07 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 Russia to send humanitarian aid shipment to Gaza Strip, government ministry says From CNN’s Mariya Knight Russia will send a shipment of 28 tonnes (around 31 US tons) containing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, according to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry. The aid consists of medicine, hemostatic agents as well as dressing materials, and “will be handed over to representatives of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society for further shipment to the Gaza Strip,” the ministry said. The assistance was organized at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, the ministry said. Russia already delivered 27 tonnes (around 30 US tons) of food to the besieged enclave in October, it added. 3:31 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 Jordan's foreign minister will tell Blinken that Israel must stop its war in Gaza From CNN's Ruba Alhenawi Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is set to tell US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the “Israeli war on Gaza” must stop, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign and Expats Affairs’ X account on Thursday. Safadi is scheduled to meet with Blinken in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Saturday. The meeting will also stress the urgency for allowing humanitarian aid into the enclave, “the protection of civilians, and the need for Israel to adhere to international law and international humanitarian law and stop its continued violations,” the statement added. The ministry also warned that if the conflict does not end it will lead to a regional war that will threaten world peace. 1:37 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 Palestinian-American woman, 81, got cleared to leave Gaza but can't due to medical needs, attorney says From CNN’s Jeffrey Kopp An 81-year-old Palestinian-American woman received clearance to exit the Gaza Strip – but is unable to do so without support for her medical needs, her attorney Ghassan Shamieh told CNN on Thursday. Her grandson, Said Bsieso, says his grandmother is running out of time. Shamieh said the woman’s son traveled from Gaza to California to escort her for the visit to Gaza in August, but since he is not a US citizen and his US visa is now expired, he is unable to escort her out. The attorney declined to detail the woman’s ailments but said her age, combined with a lack of food, water and medication has challenged her mobility. He is calling on the US State Department to provide the woman with the medical supervision she needs to exit Gaza safely. Some background: Between 20 and 25 US citizens arrived Thursday on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing from Gaza, an Egyptian border official told CNN. Overall, 341 foreign nationals crossed on Thursday, the official said. The exodus of the foreign nationals was the result of a deal announced Wednesday brokered by Qatar between Israel, Hamas and Egypt, in coordination with the US, that allows for the departure of those individuals, alongside critically injured civilians from Gaza, according to sources familiar with the talks. 1:22 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 2 Palestinians killed in Jenin after Israeli military incursion into West Bank refugee camp From CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem Two Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces carried out a military incursion into the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank on Thursday evening, according to a statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Health The men were identified as 31-year-old Suleiman Steti and 26-year-old Mustafa Na’aniya. Several others were injured in the clashes, including one Palestinian suffering from a “serious abdominal injury” who was transferred to the Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital, the statement said. Videos obtained by CNN show several Israeli military tanks entering the sprawling camp on Thursday evening, with sounds of gunshots being fired and piles of rubble strewn around the ground. One video from Palestine TV shows a dramatic moment when a man was shot, and two others tried to carry him to the hospital, only to come under fire from an Israeli military vehicle nearby. CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment. 1:10 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 Israel's security cabinet says it will send Gazan workers in its territory back to enclave From CNN's Mariya Knight and Tamar Michaelis Israel’s security cabinet announced Thursday that it would send workers from Gaza who are currently in Israeli territory back to the enclave and also cut funding to the Palestinian Authority that is designated for Gaza. The statement did not detail how or when the workers would return to Gaza. Prior to the Hamas attacks, thousands of Gazans had permits to cross into Israel and work, where they could earn significantly more money than they would in Gaza. The cabinet also decided to “deduct all funds designated for the Gaza Strip – in addition to the deduction, required by law, of funds paid to terrorists and their families – from Palestinian Authority funds,” according to the government statement. The Palestinian Authority is a separate government body with limited self-rule in the West Bank. It was established as part of a peace pact between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993. 2:38 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 Blinken says he will discuss steps to minimize civilian deaths on Israel trip. Here's what you should know From CNN staff US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he would focus on steps to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza as he headed Thursday for high-level talks in Israel. US President Joe Biden, Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have been warning Israel with a growing force that it will become increasingly difficult for it to pursue its military goals in the Hamas-run enclave as global outcry intensifies about the scale of humanitarian suffering there. Biden – who has offered full-throated support for Israel but increasingly raised concerns about the situation in Gaza – called Wednesday for a humanitarian “pause” to allow aid to reach civilians and help facilitate the release of hostages. Here’s what else you should know: Intense flares: The skies of northern Gaza were illuminated by flares and explosions during an intense bombardment Thursday night. Earlier, the Israeli military said it was surrounding Gaza City and “deepening” its operations there. Fuel shortage and hospital crisis: The head of the main United Nations agency in Gaza said its fuel supplies are “completely depleted,” and the last remaining public services in Gaza have “completely collapsed.” A woman sheltering at Gaza’s largest medical facility, Al Shifa Hospital, told CNN that “the smell of death is everywhere” as hospitals suffer from both the fuel shortage as well as Israeli strikes and fuel shortages. Clashes at Israel-Lebanon border: The IDF said it was responding to multiple launches Thursday from Lebanon toward Israeli territory. A CNN team in northern Israel saw an increase in the pace of rocket fire from Lebanon, with Israel’s Iron Dome engaging with two of them. Israel and Hezbollah — an Iran-backed armed group that dominates southern Lebanon — have been engaged in daily cross-border exchanges of fire since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas on October 7, raising fears that the fighting could escalate into a regional war. International input: Egypt’s foreign minister on Thursday told CNN that a leaked Israeli intelligence ministry document that proposed the relocation of millions of Palestinians to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt was a “ludicrous proposition.” Israel aid package: The House of Representatives passed a bill to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel as it fights a war against Hamas – a move that sets up a clash with the Democratic-led Senate. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called the House GOP bill a “deeply flawed proposal” that the Senate will not take up. Democrats are objecting to the fact that the bill does not include aid to Ukraine and would enact funding cuts to the Internal Revenue Service. 11:35 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Biden and advisors warn Israel that civilian suffering in Gaza will weaken public support for war on Hamas From CNN's MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Priscilla Alvarez US President Joe Biden and his top advisers are warning Israel with growing force that it will become increasingly difficult for it to pursue its military goals in Gaza as global outcry intensifies about the scale of humanitarian suffering there. Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken — who departed Thursday for Israel with a message on protecting civilian lives — have all explicitly pressed the case in recent private conversations with the Israelis, telling them that eroding support will have dire strategic consequences for Israel Defense Forces operations against Hamas. Behind the scenes, American officials also believe there is limited time for Israel to try to accomplish its stated objective of taking out Hamas in its current operation before uproar over the humanitarian suffering and civilian casualties — and calls for a ceasefire —reaches a tipping point. In fact, there is recognition within the administration that that moment may arrive quickly: Some of the president’s close advisers believe that there are only weeks, not months, until rebuffing the pressure on the US government to publicly call for a ceasefire becomes untenable, sources told CNN. There have been no signs that Israel’s offensive is slowing. The Israeli military said Thursday it is surrounding Gaza City and “deepening” its operations there. CNN witnessed the skies of northern Gaza illuminated by flares and explosions as the bombardment intensified late Thursday night. Particularly jarring to Biden and his national security team, two sources familiar with the matter said, were Israeli airstrikes this week that targeted a refugee camp in northern Gaza, resulting in grim scenes of widespread destruction and deaths. The president “didn’t like this at all,” one of the sources said. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus claimed the strike was targeting a Hamas commander hiding in an underground bunker and that when the complex imploded it possibly collapsed nearby buildings. Already, protests have blocked streets in Western capitals and even interrupted a private fundraiser Biden attended Wednesday in Minnesota. “As a rabbi I need you to call for a ceasefire right now,” an audience member shouted. Biden responded by making an explicit call for a break in the fighting: “I think we need a pause,” he said, adding later when pressed by the protester: “A pause means give time to get the prisoners out.” The president has not established any red lines for Israel, officials insist. And up until this point, the White House has taken great pains to avoid calling for a ceasefire, arguing that doing so would only help Hamas by giving the terrorist organization time to regroup and plot future operations. Read more. CNN’s Oren Liebermann and Jennifer Hansler contributed to this report. 12:45 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 Intense flares illuminate skies of Gaza late Thursday night From CNN's Nic Robertson in Sderot, Israel The skies of northern Gaza were illuminated by flares and explosions as the bombardment intensified late Thursday night. CNN international diplomatic editor Nic Robertson in Sderot, Israel, saw missiles raining down on Gaza for more than 30 minutes, with multiple flares illuminating the night sky. The volume of flares was more intense than had been seen in the past weeks since October 7. The focus of the flares appears to be in the northern Gaza area of Beit Hanoun, around 2.5 miles away from Sderot, Robertson said. CNN’s Ben Wedeman, who has reported for years in the Gaza Strip, described Beit Hanoun, which is not as populous as the nearby Gaza City, as one of the areas that has traditionally experienced the first military moves by the Israel Defense Forces during past operations. There also appears to be a smoke screen covering the ground suggesting the possible movement of troops in the areas. Robertson said it appeared that two rockets were fired out of Gaza during this time. Artillery fire was also heard nearby. Mark Regev, senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that the Israeli military is keeping up the pressure on Hamas. Regev said he could not provide further details, as the operation is ongoing. The intensified fire comes after the Israeli military announced that they had encircled Gaza City. The post has been updated with Regev’s comments. 5:55 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023 Palestinian journalist and 11 family members killed in Israeli airstrike, TV network says From CNN’s Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder A Palestine TV correspondent and 11 members of his family were killed Thursday in southern Gaza following what the Palestinian Authority-run television network said was an Israeli airstrike on his home. The deaths of Mohammad Abu Hattab and his family were the result of a “devastating Israeli airstrike” on his home in Khan Younis, the WAFA news agency reported. Al Hatab had been reporting live on-air Thursday night outside of Nasser Hospital in Gaza – 30 minutes later, he was killed after returning home, the network reported. CNN cannot independently confirm the source of the blast at the house, and Palestine TV did not publish evidence linking it directly to an Israeli strike. The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the incident. In an emotional on-air report after his death, Al Hatab’s colleague and fellow journalist, Salman Al Bashir, took off his protective gear, including his helmet and vest, saying “No protection, no international protection at all, no immunity to anything, this protection gear does not protect us and not those helmets. These are just slogans that we are wearing, it doesn’t protect any journalist at all. This protection gear does not protect us.” The continued Israeli bombing has become unbearable for the people of Gaza, he said. “We are dying one after the other and no one cares about us or the large-scale catastrophe and the crime in Gaza,” Al Bashir said. Al Hatab’s last on-air report was about Israeli airstrikes on neighborhoods in Khan Younis, according to a Palestinian television video. This post has been updated. 10:52 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 At least 106 trucks with aid crossed into Gaza on Thursday, humanitarian organization says From CNN’s Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it received fresh food, water, relief and medical supplies as at least 106 aid trucks from the Egyptian Red Crescent crossed into Gaza via the Rafah crossing on Thursday. This brings the total number of trucks that have crossed successfully from Egypt into Gaza to 374, according to the PRCS. In its statement, the aid group highlighted once again that fuel supplies have still not been allowed into the besieged enclave. Dire humanitarian situation: The head of the main United Nations agency in Gaza, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), warned Thursday that the last remaining public services in Gaza have “completely collapsed.” Philippe Lazzarini said the “handful” of aid trucks currently being allowed to enter the territory “basically don’t do anything to reverse the fact” Gaza is “being strangled by the siege.” Doctors in Gaza hospitals also describe dire conditions and not enough medical supplies to treat injured and displaced people. 10:44 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 US intel suggests Syria’s Assad agreed to send Russian missile defense system to Hezbollah via Wagner Group From CNN's Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen and Katie Bo Lillis The US has intelligence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to provide the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with a Russian-made missile defense system, according to two people familiar with the intelligence. The Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group, which operates in Syria, has been tasked with carrying out the delivery of the surface-to-air SA-22 missile system, the people said. It is not clear whether it has already been delivered or how close it is to delivery. The system was originally provided by Russia for use by the Syrian government, the sources said. One of the sources said the US has been monitoring recent movement of the system, which is also known as a Pantsir. The other source said the US assessment was based partly on intelligence obtained about discussions among Assad, Wagner, and Hezbollah about the delivery of the system. The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Wagner may provide the system to Hezbollah. Assad’s role has not been previously reported. Wagner and Hezbollah fighters have both operated in Syria for years, where they have been working alongside Russian and Syrian armed forces to bolster the Assad regime against the Syrian opposition. Hezbollah began to pull its fighters out in recent years, but the group is also backed by Iran, which is a close Assad ally. A third source familiar with Western intelligence said there was evidence of increasing collaboration between Hezbollah and Wagner in Syria. The possibility that Hezbollah could soon have a new air defense system comes amid concerns that the militants are considering opening a new front in Israel’s war against Hamas, on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon. The US has repeatedly warned Hezbollah and other Iran-backed groups to stay out of the conflict and has positioned aircraft carriers and troops in the region to try to deter a potential escalation. Israel has also targeted these missile systems inside of Syria before, as part of broader Israeli attacks on Iranian military sites in the country. It is not clear how much influence Russia had over the decision to provide the system to Hezbollah. Since the death of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in August, the Kremlin has made some attempts to absorb Wagner mercenaries and the group’s assets. But as of late September, the US had not seen a decisive shift in terms of the Kremlin taking full ownership over the fighters, CNN previously reported. Read more about the Russian missile defense system CNN’s Oren Liebermann contributed to this report. 10:24 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Iranian foreign minister says he discussed situation in Gaza with Hamas political leader From CNN's Adam Pourahmadi Iran’s foreign minister spoke with Hamas’ political leader on Thursday night, the Iranian official said on social media. Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said he and Hamas’ political lead Ismail Haniyeh discussed “the situation in Gaza and the West Bank.” Further details on the meeting have not been released yet. Some background: Iran for years has provided funding, arms and training to the various proxy groups across the region, relationships that it uses to counter Israel and the United States and wield influence across the Middle East — all while maintaining a degree of deniability about its involvement. Hamas, the group that carried out the October attack on Israel is among those groups. But, while Iran has praised the October 7 attack on Israel, officials are now saying publicly that they do not seek a widening of the war and warning that the situation risks spiraling. 8:27 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Gaza's second-largest hospital is under increased fire, Palestine Red Crescent Society says From CNN's Abeer Salman Al-Quds hospital, the second-largest in Gaza City, and the surrounding area have come under increased fire in recent days, wounding several people and damaging the hospital structure, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS). Ramped up Israeli airstrikes and gunfire are “endangering the lives of the dedicated medical personnel” and thousands of civilians in the area, the PRCS said in a statement Thursday. Israeli military vehicles fired bullets “indiscriminately” into the area from about a kilometer south of the hospital, wounding a child and young man standing in front of the medical center, and penetrating the walls of the hospital’s sixth-floor shelter for displaced women and children, according to the aid organization. The incoming fire also damaged the hospital’s central air-conditioning units and one of its water tanks, the PRCS says. The PRCS also accused the Israel Defense Forces of firing on an ambulance while aid workers were transferring dead and wounded Palestinians. The PRCS released images of two paramedics who it said suffered gunshot and shrapnel injuries. CNN has reached out to the IDF to comment. In previous statements, it has maintained it “has requested and continues to request that all civilians move south of Wadi Gaza for greater safety.” Some background: The hospital is located in the Tal Al Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City, north of Wadi Gaza — the line south of which Israel has urged people in Gaza to flee. The Red Crescent said Sunday that it received a warning from the Israeli military to immediately evacuate ahead of possible bombardment — a task the World Health Organization deemed “impossible” without endangering the lives of patients. Al-Quds Hospital is treating hundreds of patients, including wounded people, patients in intensive care and children in incubators, the PRCS said. Thousands of internally displaced civilians have also sheltered at the hospital. 9:15 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Israel will respond to Hezbollah threat with actions not words, IDF says From CNN's Tamar Michaelis, Tamara Qiblawi and Aileen Graef Israel will respond with actions, not words, in response to any escalation from Hezbollah at the northern border, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said. The comments from Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari come as the Israeli military has traded fire with Hezbollah militants for the past several weeks. The Israeli military said Thursday it struck several Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in response to launches from the country toward Israel. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is expected to weigh in on the war on Friday. The group released a statement Thursday saying it hit an Israeli military barracks in the Shebaa Farms area with two attack drones, claiming they made “very direct hits inside the barracks.” Shebaa Farms is disputed territory along the Israel-Lebanon border. Asked about the potential for escalation in light of Nasrallah’s speech, Hagari reiterated Israel would respond with action, noting they are highly prepared. It is unclear what Nasrallah may announce in Friday’s speech, but Hezbollah-owned media have been effusive in their support for Hamas since October 7. Observers will watch the speech for signs of a new phase in the conflict, or modifications to the loosely defined rules of engagement that extend beyond the current tit-for-tat. In anticipation of the speech, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday, “Our message to him or to anybody else is that they’re thinking about widening and escalating and deepening this conflict: You shouldn’t do it.” Some background: Hezbollah is widely considered to be the regional wildcard that could tip the Israel-Hamas war into a regional conflict. It has a more sophisticated arsenal than Hamas, and its increased involvement in the war could rope in Iran’s paramilitary partners in Iraq and Yemen. CNN’s Jim Sciutto, Jo Shelley, Ben Wedeman and Charbel Mallo contributed reporting to this post. 8:10 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Official says US believes Israel trying to minimize civilian deaths, but declines comment on Jabalya strikes From CNN's Aileen Graef, MJ Lee and Haley Britzky The United States believes Israel is “making efforts to try to minimize civilian casualties,” National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby said Thursday — but he declined repeatedly to say whether President Joe Biden’s administration sees Israel as having tried to minimize civilian deaths in its airstrikes on the Jabalya refugee camp. Kirby told CNN earlier this week that it was “obvious” to the US that Israel is “trying to minimize” civilian deaths. When asked Thursday whether that remains the White House’s view after Israel struck the camp twice in two days, Kirby told CNN’s MJ Lee, “We see in the scope of their operations that they are making efforts to try to minimize civilian casualties.” Israel’s strikes on Jabalya prompted the United Nations Human Rights Office to express concern that the strikes “could amount to war crimes.” The Israeli military said the strikes targeted Hamas commanders and the militant group’s infrastructure. Pressed again on the airstrikes on Jabalya specifically, Kirby said Thursday, “I’m not going to talk about specifics because I’m not going to litigate an operational event that our military is not involved in almost real time.” Any questions about the breadth of civilian casualties should come from the Israeli Defense Forces, not the US, Kirby said. Kirby reiterated that US officials are stressing the importance of preserving civilian lives with their counterparts in Israel. The US is “not putting constraints on Israel in terms of how they conduct their operations,” according to Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder. He was responding to a question about if the US was putting restrictions on the weapons it was providing. “They are a professional military, well trained, well-led, and so I’ll just leave it at that,” he said. 7:19 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Key UN relief agency says its fuel supplies in Gaza are completely depleted From CNN's Christiane Amanpour team and Amy Cassidy in London The head of the main United Nations agency in Gaza said on Thursday that its fuel supplies are “completely depleted,” and the last remaining public services in Gaza have “completely collapsed.” The lack of fuel means the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) will not be able to supply hospitals, the water station and bakeries “in the coming days,” said Philippe Lazzarini, the agency’s commissioner general. The agency may also be unable to move its trucks within the Gaza Strip to provide humanitarian assistance. The UNRWA now needs to look at what other fuel is available in the strip, Lazzarini said in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour. “There was commercial fuel, which was available, and there was also fuel which was brought in by the international community to supply the electric plant,” he explained, adding that over the last week the agency has also worked with Israeli officials through deconfliction channels to pick up fuel reserves. Collapse of public services: The last remaining public services in Gaza have “completely collapsed,” the UN official said, and the “handful” of aid trucks currently being allowed to enter the territory “basically don’t do anything to reverse the fact” Gaza is “being strangled by the siege.” Claims on Hamas’ fuel reserves: Amanpour asked the relief agency leader about reports that Hamas was storing and hoarding fuel. The Israel Defense Forces has maintained publicly that Hamas holds significant amounts of fuel for its military operations — and that it is not using the supplies to provide for the humanitarian needs of Gaza civilians. “What I can tell you is that no one right now is taking care of the civilian need. When it comes to the fuel, I have no idea what the military build-up has been of Hamas in the Gaza Strip,” Lazzarini said. 7:48 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Latest Israeli strikes have killed people sheltering at UN schools in Gaza, relief agency says From CNN’s Livvy Doherty and Amy Cassidy in London, Abeer Salman and Tamara Qiblawi in Jerusalem Israeli airstrikes on Thursday killed more than 20 people sheltering at United Nations schools in Gaza, the head of the main UN relief agency working in the enclave told CNN. The agency has received “extraordinary, difficult news” about schools in the refugee camps of Jabalya and Al Shati, which is sometimes referred to as Beach camp, said Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The UNRWA later said in a statement that four of its shelters were damaged by Thursday’s bombardment: the two mentioned by Lazzarini, and two other schools-turned-shelters further south in the Al-Bureij refugee camp. Two people were reportedly killed and 31 wounded at those sites, the agency said. The IDF did not immediately respond to a request for comment on UNRWA’s statements. On the ground: Reuters video Thursday showed damage at the Jabalya camp near Gaza City. A separate, five-minute video posted to Telegram shows the chaotic aftermath at the UNRWA-sponsored Jabalya Elementary school. Bloodied bodies lie strewn across the floor as people scream around them. “These are official UNWRA schools, where we shelter a number of displaced persons in the north of Gaza,” Lazzarini said. “These are shelters which are clearly notified,” he added, meaning the Israeli military knows their location. Those sheltering in a school in the Al Shati camp, northwest of Jabalya, recounted the ordeal to a CNN stringer. “The school was shelled and we started screaming,” a woman who fled the school after the attack told CNN. “It was an absolute horror.” This post has been updated with information from the UNRWA about strikes on two additional school shelters. 3:55 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Foreign nationals cross into Egypt from Gaza on Thursday From Asmaa Khalil in Rafah and CNN’s Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem More foreign nationals have made their way out of Gaza and into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing, with 341 having crossed on Thursday, an Egyptian border official told CNN — a figure that includes American citizens. It’s unclear what nationalities are held by the others who have crossed, but some countries have confirmed their own citizens transited the Rafah crossing on Thursday. The Egyptian official said the border is closed and will not accept any more people evacuating from Gaza on Thursday. United States: Between 20 and 25 American citizens arrived Thursday on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing from Gaza, an Egyptian border official told CNN. Hungary: Eight Hungarian citizens, along with two of their Palestinian family members, have evacuated from Gaza through the Rafah crossing into Egypt, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in a live video statement on Thursday. Szijjártó added that they were two families and they crossed the border a “few hours ago.” Italy: A 5-year-old Italian girl and her Palestinian mother left Gaza through the Rafah crossing on Thursday, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he was “particularly happy for the positive outcome,” noting the girl’s 6th birthday is on Friday. Netherlands: The first Dutch nationals and their immediate family have left the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in a post on social media on Thursday. Rutte added that a team from the foreign ministry met the Dutch nationals at the border crossing. “I am grateful to Egypt for the crucial role they played in this, and for receiving and treating the injured,” said Rutte, adding that he also wanted to thank Qatar “for their mediation in facilitating the departure of foreign nationals who were stuck in Gaza.” Spain: Between 140 and 170 Spanish citizens and their families are expected to be evacuated from Gaza on Thursday or Friday, acting Defense Minister Margarita Robles said on Thursday morning. “The latest report I got is that Israeli and Egyptian authorities are calling the different countries in alphabetical order, and everything is prepared in Cairo to travel and get them. We don’t know exactly when, but it could be today or tomorrow,” Robles told journalists at Torrejon Air Base. The minister also said one Spanish citizen evacuated on Wednesday. Some background: The exodus of the foreign nationals is the result of a deal announced Wednesday brokered by Qatar between Israel, Hamas and Egypt, in coordination with the US, that allows for the departure of those individuals, alongside critically injured civilians from Gaza, according to sources familiar with the talks. The agreement is separate from any hostage negotiations, the source added. CNN’s Sharon Braithwaite, Claudia Rebaza, Eve Brennan and Boglarka Kosztolanyi contributed reporting to this post. 3:14 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Israel's military is in "very significant" areas of Gaza City, says IDF chief of staff From CNN's Amir Tal in Jerusalem The Israeli military is surrounding Gaza City and “deepening” its operations there, the Israel Defense Forces chief of staff said in a TV interview Thursday. Halevi said Israel has not delivered any fuel into Gaza. “We check the situation every day,” he said. “When fuel runs out, fuel will be delivered under supervision to the hospitals.” Nearly half of all hospitals in Gaza are out of service due to bombardments and fuel shortages, including the leading cancer hospital in the strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah. It warned on Wednesday that Gaza’s largest hospital, Al Shifa, could be forced to stop operating soon. More background: The Israeli army began its full ground operation in Gaza on Friday, moving tanks, bulldozers, infantry and combat engineer units into the strip. This map shows some of the areas where IDF troops have been operating in the days since: 3:28 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 A Palestinian American family that was stuck in Gaza has safely crossed into Egypt, their attorney says From CNN’s Jennifer Henderson A Palestinian American family from Medway, Massachusetts, have safely arrived in Egypt after leaving Gaza via the Rafah crossing early Thursday morning, their attorney told CNN in a statement. Abood Okal, Wafaa Abuzayda and their 1-year-old son Yousef arrived in Egypt just after 11:30 a.m. local time, the lawyer, Sammy Nabulsi, said. “The Okal Family expresses its deepest gratitude to their family and friends around the world, the Medway community, the media for sharing their plight and the plight of the hundreds of other Americans trapped in Gaza, their elected officials who fought hard for their return, and the State Department for providing them with safe departure,” he added. Okal — a cancer researcher for a pharmaceutical company — and his family had traveled to the region in late September to visit family. The first week of their trip was spent in the West Bank, but they became stranded in Gaza after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, fearing for their lives. At this time, the family is asking for privacy until their safe return to Medway, Nabulsi said. 1:54 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Israeli Air Force says it intercepted cruise missile "launched from the southeast" From Amir Tal in Jerusalem Israel’s Air Force said that “in recent days” it intercepted a cruise missile fired at the country “launched from the southeast.” The military also released footage it said showed the cruise missile being destroyed. The Israeli Air Force did not indicate where the cruise missile was launched. But last month, the US Navy said that it intercepted multiple projectiles near the coast of Yemen. And on Wednesday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed to have successfully launched a barrage of drones against Israel. It said that later the same day, the Air Force “intercepted a surface-to-surface missile in the Red Sea using the long-range defense system ‘Arrow.’” 2:03 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Israel's military responds to white phosphorus accusations with carefully worded statement From CNN’s Tamara Qiblawi, Florence Davey-Attlee and Sarah Sirgany The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Thursday responded to accusations about Israel’s use of white phosphorus in Lebanon with a carefully worded statement, dismissing reports that the incendiary substance has been used for setting fires but conceding that it does use it in some circumstances. On Tuesday, Amnesty International accused the Israeli army of firing white phosphorus at the southern Lebanese town of Dhayra, injuring civilians. On the same day, Lebanese interim Agricultural Minister Abbas Al-Hajj Hassan accused Israel of burning more than 40,000 olive trees in southern Lebanon using “white phosphorous bombs.” The IDF denied that. The “smoke-screen shells containing the white phosphorus in the IDF are not intended or used for setting fire, and any claim that these shells are used for that cause is baseless,” the IDF said in a statement to CNN. The IDF also said it does not use the incendiary weapon in densely populated areas, but added that “certain exceptions” applied. What is white phosphorus? It’s an incendiary weapon, which is used to set fire to military targets, but its use is restricted under international humanitarian law. It is considered lawful in some cases but cannot be fired at or near civilian areas or civilian infrastructure. White phosphorus can provide illumination or create a smokescreen in battle, but it is known to burn flesh down to the bone, according to previous CNN reporting. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, “The use of … white phosphorous weapons against any military objective within concentrations of civilians is prohibited unless the military objective is clearly separated from the civilians.” Human Rights Watch has also accused Israel of repeatedly firing white phosphorus at Lebanon since the escalation between the two countries began on October 8, sparked by the Hamas-Israel war. Last month, the IDF strongly denied the claims. In an interview, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner told CNN “categorically, no,” it had not used white phosphorus. Both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have documented the use by Israel of white phosphorous in civilian areas in Gaza during previous rounds of fighting there. CNN also documented its use. A CNN team on the ground in southern Lebanon has seen fires, burning trees and billowing smoke in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon over the past two weeks. The CNN team filmed abandoned olive fields during the ongoing harvest season. 1:58 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 New US ambassador will travel to Israel with secretary of state From CNN's Jennifer Hansler Newly confirmed United States Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew will travel with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel Thursday. Lew will take up his post in Jerusalem at a time when the stakes could not be higher: Israel’s expanding ground operations and the resulting toll on civilians has seen increasing condemnation by the Arab world, evidenced in part by Jordan’s decision to recall its own ambassador to Israel. Blinken’s visit: President Joe Biden’s administration has ramped up its public rhetoric about the need for Israel to abide by international humanitarian law, but it has not condemned the country’s actions in Gaza. That is expected to be a key aspect of Blinken’s conversations with Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as will the need for Israel not to become an occupying force in Gaza. State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said Wednesday that Blinken “wants to get an update from Israel on their military objectives and their plans for meeting those objectives” and “to talk about ways that we can increase the flow of humanitarian assistance and get to the point where it’s a sustained, continuous flow getting in every day that meets the needs of innocent civilians in Gaza.” The growing Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank is also expected to be a major topic of conversation. 1:22 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Gaza evacuations continue, as Biden supports humanitarian "pause" in fighting. Here’s what you need to know From CNN's Christian Edwards More foreign nationals and injured Palestinians have arrived in Egypt from Gaza, a day after the Rafah crossing opened to allow the first evacuations since Israel’s siege of the enclave began nearly four weeks ago. At least 400 foreign nationals and 60 injured people are expected to leave the strip over the course of the day. Meanwhile, Israel bombed the densely-populated Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza for the second time in two days Wednesday, prompting the United Nations’ Human Rights Office to express concerns that the strikes “could amount to war crimes.” The Israeli military said the actions targeted Hamas commanders and the militant group’s infrastructure. And, as the global outcry against the suffering of Gazans grows, US President Joe Biden – who has offered full-throated support for Israel but increasingly raised concerns about the situation in Gaza – also called for a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war, to allow aid to reach civilians and help facilitate the release of hostages. Here are the latest developments: Rafah evacuations: Egypt has said it will help evacuate nearly 7,000 foreign citizens from more than 60 countries via the Rafah crossing, according to a statement from its foreign ministry. The first foreign nationals were able to cross from Gaza to Egypt Wednesday. Evacuations resumed Thursday and are expected to continue over the coming days. Six US citizens were among those evacuated Thursday. They are believed to be among some 400 American citizens plus their family members – about 1,000 people total – to be stuck in Gaza amid the deepening humanitarian crisis. A convoy of ambulances arrived at the crossing Thursday and were waiting to pick up injured Palestinians, an Egyptian border official told a CNN reporter on the ground. Jabalya strikes: The Israeli airstrike that again rocked the Gazan refugee camp of Jabalya on Wednesday killed at least 80 people, the director of Gaza’s Indonesian hospital Dr. Atef Al Kahlout told CNN. He said the majority of casualties were women and children, and that hundreds more people were injured. Video from the blast site showed catastrophic damage surrounding a deep crater in the neighborhood and people digging through the rubble searching for bodies. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that the blast in the Falluja neighborhood of the camp was due to an airstrike, which had “eliminated” Hamas terrorists. Biden comments: US President Joe Biden said Wednesday evening that he supports a humanitarian “pause” in the war to allow for the release of more hostages held in Gaza, responding to a protester who called for a ceasefire. As Biden was speaking at a fundraiser in Minneapolis, he was heckled by an audience member demanding a ceasefire – which prompted the president to explain his own position: “I think we need a pause. A pause means give time to get the prisoners out,” Biden said. Many Western leaders have stopped short of calling for an outright ceasefire, stressing Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas, but have appealed for a humanitarian “pause” to allow aid to get into Gaza and hostages to get out. UN concern over “disproportionate attacks:” The United Nations Human Rights Office warned that Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalya refugee camp “could amount to war crimes.” In a post on social media Wednesday, the office said: “Given the high number of civilian casualties and the scale of destruction following Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalya refugee camp, we have serious concerns that these are disproportionate attacks that could amount to war crimes.” Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has lasted nearly four weeks and killed at least 8,700 people, according to figures released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah, drawn from sources in the Hamas-controlled enclave. Diplomatic backlash: Israel’s strikes on Jabalya have further strained its diplomatic relations with its Arab neighbors and a number of other countries across the world. Bolivia cut diplomatic ties with Israel on Tuesday, citing “crimes against humanity” against Palestinians. In the wake of Wednesday’s strike, Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel. Bahrain did the same on Thursday, adding that the Israeli ambassador had departed the country and that economic relations with Israel had been suspended. 1:00 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 At least 33 journalists killed in Israel-Hamas conflict since war began, Committee to Protect Journalists says From CNN's Hande Atay Alam At least 33 journalists have been killed since the latest Israel-Hamas conflict began on October 7, according to a Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) statement released Thursday. The death toll among journalists includes 28 Palestinians, four Israelis and one Lebanese, the CPJ said. Eight journalists have been reported injured, and nine others have been reported missing or detained, CPJ said. 1:22 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 US pediatrician is "relieved" to be out of Gaza, she says. But her thoughts remain with the people still there From CNN’s Amy Simonson An American pediatrician who crossed into Egypt Wednesday after being stuck in Gaza told CNN she is “doing pretty well,” but her thoughts remain with Gazans who remain in the enclave. Zind, a pediatrician from Grand Junction, Colorado, and Ramona Okumura, another aid worker, were among the Americans who left Gaza via the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday. Zind said she and others from her group were staying in United Nations facilities that were filled with Gazans seeking refuge, adding the amount of toilets and water “inadequate for the tens of thousands of people who showed up.” The experience of the last several weeks has yet to fully sink in, Zind indicated. But after the “long process” of leaving Gaza and arriving in Cairo, she said, “I really enjoyed the shower last night.” 12:22 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Biden says he supports humanitarian "pause" in Gaza conflict, after heckler demanded ceasefire From CNN's Kevin Liptak, Kyle Feldscher, Nikki Carvajal and Christian Edwards US President Joe Biden said Wednesday evening he was supportive of a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict to allow for the release of more hostages held in Gaza, responding to a protester who called for a ceasefire. As Biden was speaking at a fundraiser in Minneapolis, he was heckled by a person in the audience who shouted, “As a rabbi I need you to call for a ceasefire right now,” according to a CNN reporter inside the room. The president responded by saying he supported a break in fighting to allow for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Biden and other administration officials have not endorsed a ceasefire. Biden administration officials have previously called for a pause, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the United Nations. Biden himself addressed the idea of humanitarian pauses during his news conference last week and suggested he raised the idea directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. So far, Israel has appeared to reject the idea. Many Western leaders, stressing Israel’s right to defend itself against Hamas following its attack on October 7, have stopped short of calling for an outright ceasefire in Gaza, and instead have appealed for a humanitarian “pause” to the fighting. Reporters accompanying the president said the heckler was escorted out by security as she was singing “ceasefire now.” The fundraiser audience responded by chanting “four more years.” The demonstrator told reporters her name was Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg. “I understand the emotion,” Biden said as he continued his remarks. “This is incredibly complicated for the Israelis. It’s incredibly complicated for the Muslim world as well,” he said. “I supported a two state solution, I have from the very beginning.” “Ceasefire” or “pause:” The deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza has sparked huge international concern but, more than three weeks since the outbreak of violence, the world has so far failed to unite around a common position. Those advocating a “pause” say it would allow aid to reach the more than 2 million civilians living in the besieged enclave, and might help facilitate the release of more than 200 hostages captured by Hamas. The term also implies that fighting could resume once more aid has reached civilians. 12:20 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
196 Jordanians were evacuated from Gaza through Rafah border crossing on Wednesday From CNN’s Caroline Faraj in Dubai and Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem Nearly 200 Jordanian citizens were evacuated from Gaza through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt on Wednesday, according to a statement Thursday from the Jordanian Foreign Ministry. Of the 196 evacuated, 53 are already en route to Jordan on a Royal Jordanian Air Force plane that had earlier dropped off humanitarian and medical aid for Gaza at El Arish International Airport, the statement said. The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday there were 284 Jordanian citizens present in Gaza, noting the evacuation process will “continue as long as necessary, and in different ways and means.” More context: The release of the foreign nationals from Gaza began Wednesday, the result of a deal brokered by Qatar between Israel, Hamas and Egypt, in coordination with the US, that would allow for the release of those individuals, alongside critically injured civilians from Gaza, according to sources familiar with the talks. 11:48 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Two shepherds found dead after Israeli fire on Lebanon, Lebanese state media says From CNN’s Sarah El Sirgany in Beirut Two shepherds were found dead near Lebanon’s southern border on Thursday, a day after coming under Israeli fire, according to Lebanese state media agency NNA. The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, said in a statement Wednesday night it had attempted to evacuate two individuals who had come under Israeli fire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had suspended attacks in the area to allow UNIFIL and the Lebanese army to search for the men, the statement said. The two shepherds were found by the Lebanese Red Cross, the army and UNIFIL, after an hours-long search. Some context: Israel and Hezbollah – an Iran-backed armed group that dominates southern Lebanon – have been engaged in daily cross-border exchanges of fire along the Lebanon-Israel border since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas on October 7, raising fears that the fighting could escalate into a regional war. 11:35 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Six US citizens arrive in Egypt from Gaza From journalist Asmaa Khalil in Rafah and CNN’s Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem Six American citizens arrived on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing from Gaza on Thursday, according to a CNN journalist who spoke to them there. Since the crossing opened on Wednesday, hundreds of foreign nationals and dozens of injured Palestinians have been evacuated. More are expected to make the journey out of the besieged enclave in the coming days, according to officials. An internal US government correspondence obtained earlier by CNN said US citizens are expected to begin departing Gaza on Thursday. 11:40 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 IDF says it once again responded to fire from southern Lebanon From Jo Shelley in northern Israel The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that it has again responded to fire from southern Lebanon. “A short while ago, a terrorist cell attempted to launch anti-tank missiles from Lebanon toward the area of Livne, northern Israel,” the IDF said in a statement. “IDF soldiers struck the cell and a hit was identified. In addition, the soldiers struck two anti-tank missile launching posts in Lebanon.” Some context: This fighting is centered on northern Israel and southern Lebanon — separate from Israel’s fighting with Hamas further south, which is centered around Gaza. However, an uptick in clashes with Hezbollah has raised fears that the powerful Lebanese paramilitary group could actively participate in the conflict, heightening the risk of a regional war. Hezbollah – an Iran-backed armed group that is also a regional force in its own right – dominates south Lebanon. It also operates alongside Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria, where the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights separates Israel from Tehran-aligned fighters. CNN’s Tamara Qiblawi contributed reporting to this post. 11:17 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Egypt says it will help evacuate nearly 7,000 foreign nationals from Gaza From journalist Asmaa Khalil in Rafah and CNN’s Nadeen Ebrahim, Zeena Saifi and Caroline Faraj Egypt is preparing to facilitate the evacuation of nearly 7,000 foreign citizens in Gaza from more than 60 countries via the Rafah crossing, according to a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The announcement follows a meeting between foreign ministry officials and ambassadors and other foreign representatives in Cairo, the statement said. Egyptian officials say the evacuation plan will be carried out “in accordance with Egypt’s regulations and governing laws, and the role incumbent upon each foreign mission in receiving its nationals from the Rafah crossing.” The first foreign nationals were able to cross from Gaza to Egypt Wednesday. Evacuations resumed Thursday and are expected to continue over the coming days. Ambulances waiting: Twenty ambulances have arrived at the Rafah crossing on the Egyptian side, waiting to pick up injured Palestinians, an Egyptian border official told CNN at the crossing on Thursday. An Egyptian government official confirmed to CNN that 45 injured Palestinians crossed into Egypt from Gaza on Wednesday and are currently undergoing treatment in various hospitals. More are expected to arrive Thursday. According to Egyptian state-affiliated Al-Qahera News, 70 humanitarian trucks carrying aid are also parked outside the border crossing, waiting to enter Gaza. 10:27 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 At least 400 foreign nationals and 60 injured people expected to leave Gaza Thursday From CNN's Abeer Salman At least 400 foreign nationals are expected to leave Gaza and enter Egypt through the Rafah crossing on Thursday, a Palestinian official at the crossing, Wael Abu Umar, told CNN. He did not specify nationalities. The official said 60 other injured people are also set to leave Gaza. The on-the-ground assessment follows the overnight publication of a list comprising some 595 names of people apparently cleared for passage out of Gaza. Those on the list were asked to arrive at the Rafah crossing at 7 a.m. local time on Thursday. No timeframe was given for any eventual transfer to Egypt. The list of names includes some 400 Americans; the remaining names are citizens from 14 other countries. The Rafah crossing partially opened Wednesday to allow the evacuation of a limited number of foreign nationals and injured Palestinians – the first such opening since hostilities began on October 7. An Egyptian government official confirmed Wednesday that 45 people had made it into the country and were currently undergoing treatment. These developments are separate from any negotiations aimed at freeing Israeli hostages held by Hamas. 9:43 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Hamas lines in northern Gaza continue to "collapse," says IDF From CNN's Mick Krever Hamas defensive lines in northern Gaza continue to “collapse” as they retreat southwards to the center of the enclave, according to a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). “Our fighters continue to collapse the defensive lines of Hamas in the north of the Gaza Strip and take control of central areas,” he added. Hagari claimed Israeli forces had “the upper hand” in every confrontation. The IDF announced it was “expanding ground operations” in Gaza on Friday. Drawing on videos and photos from open and official sources, as well as reporting from CNN teams on the ground, CNN has been able to map what we know about Israel’s ground offensive so far. Read the full story here: 8:56 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Hospitals struggling under "avalanche of human suffering" in Gaza, doctor says From CNN's Kathleen Magramo Doctors are struggling to treat patients with severe injuries under dire conditions in Gaza as Israel maintains its bombardment of the enclave, a medic with aid group Doctors Without Borders said. Speaking from Amman, Jordan, Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan said the lack of medical supplies in Gaza meant doctors have been “completely stripped of all the tools of modern medicine” to treat patients — mostly women and children — with severe injuries and burns. Doctors at the strip’s largest Al Shifa Hospital are seeing children with the majority of their body and faces burned, missing limbs and other “catastrophic injuries,” said Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive care and humanitarian doctor with the aid group, which is also known as Médecins Sans Frontières. “And the doctors are left to treat them with limited pain control, running out of anesthetic drugs.” she said. “We do not have enough antibiotics to treat wound infections, we don’t have enough dressings.” Ceasefire call: Haj-Hassan called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, saying “a stop rather than a pause” is needed in what she described as the “indiscriminate bombardment and massacre.” Medical workers in Gaza are working around the clock while they and their families also fear being bombarded, she said. But “they have refused to leave, because they have decided to stay with their patients,” she said. 8:26 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023 Israeli airstrikes hit near Al Quds hospital in Gaza City, director says From CNN’s Abeer Salman and Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem Israeli airstrikes struck near the Al Quds hospital in Gaza City, where doctors say thousands of displaced people are sheltering, the key medical facility’s director told CNN Thursday. The strikes that began Wednesday evening continued into Thursday morning and were “getting closer to the hospital,” Dr. Bashar Mourad said in a phone call. The Palestinian Red Crescent said in a statement around 10 p.m. local time Wednesday that heavy airstrikes were targeting near the hospital “for two hours”. The hospital, the second-largest in the main urban center of Gaza City in the northern part of the enclave, has previously been targeted in Israeli airstrikes. 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November 2, 2023 Israel-Hamas war news




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UN: Israeli strikes kill at least 20 sheltering in schools

UN: Israeli strikes kill at least 20 sheltering in schools












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US President Joe Biden and his top advisers are warning Israel with growing force that it will become increasingly difficult for it to pursue its military goals in Gaza as the global outcry intensifies about the scale of humanitarian suffering.





Israel’s military said it is surrounding Gaza City as its bombardment of the enclave intensifies – with the skies of northern Gaza illuminated by flares and explosions late Thursday night.





Israeli strikes killed people sheltering at schools in refugee camps, a UN aid agency said Thursday. And Gaza’s hospitals said they are struggling to treat patients as fuel and other critical supplies dwindle.





More foreign nationals have left Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, with 341 having crossed on Thursday, an Egyptian official told CNN — a figure that includes American citizens.





Here’s how to help humanitarian efforts in Israel and Gaza.




















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3:46 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023
Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital will turn into a "mass grave" as fuel runs low, doctor in Gaza City warns

From CNN's Mitchell McCluskey




Al-Shifa hospital, the Gaza Strip’s largest medical facility, will become a “mass grave” as electricity runs out, Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah said Thursday.



Hospitals and aid agencies have been warning that medical facilities across the besieged enclave will grind to a halt unless fuel is delivered to keep power lines running, while medics struggle to treat patients with severe injuries from Israeli bombardment.





The hospital in Gaza City is currently running on just one generator after the fuel shortage led to one being switched off, and some patients could not safely go into surgery due to the lack of electricity, he added.





Despite the Israeli military’s announcement that it has encircled Gaza City, the doctor said he has no intentions of leaving the hospital.
















3:12 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023
At least 36 journalists killed in Israel-Hamas conflict, Committee to Protect Journalists says

From CNN's Kareem El Damanhoury




The number of journalists killed covering the Israel-Gaza conflict has risen to 36, according to a statement Thursday by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).



The toll includes 31 Palestinians, four Israelis, and one Lebanese, CPJ added.



Another eight journalists were injured and nine others were reported missing or detained, it added.



The journalism advocacy group says the Israel-Gaza conflict since October 7 has been the deadliest period for journalists since it began tracking in 1992.














3:06 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023
UN says Israeli strikes killed at least 23 people sheltering at aid facilities in Gaza

From CNN's Kareem El Damanhoury




Israeli airstrikes on Thursday killed at least 23 people sheltering in four United Nations facilities in the Gaza Strip, according to an update by the UN humanitarian office.



Nearly 20,000 displaced people were sheltering in those facilities run by the UN’s Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) when the deadly strikes hit, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).



“As of 2 November, nearly 1.5 million people in Gaza were internally displaced, with over 690,400 sheltering in 149 UNRWA facilities,” it said in a statement.



The escalation of bombardment has killed 72 UNRWA staff and damaged 50 of the agency’s facilities since October 7, the statement added.



Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of UNRWA, earlier described that the agency has received “extraordinary, difficult news” about schools in the refugee camps of Jabalya and Al Shati.



Three schools run by UNRWA have been hit, killing at least 20 people, he said in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.














2:07 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023
Russia to send humanitarian aid shipment to Gaza Strip, government ministry says

From CNN’s Mariya Knight




Russia will send a shipment of 28 tonnes (around 31 US tons) containing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, according to the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry.





The aid consists of medicine, hemostatic agents as well as dressing materials, and “will be handed over to representatives of the Egyptian Red Crescent Society for further shipment to the Gaza Strip,” the ministry said.



The assistance was organized at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, the ministry said.



Russia already delivered 27 tonnes (around 30 US tons) of food to the besieged enclave in October, it added.














3:31 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023
Jordan's foreign minister will tell Blinken that Israel must stop its war in Gaza

From CNN's Ruba Alhenawi









Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi is set to tell US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the “Israeli war on Gaza” must stop, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign and Expats Affairs’ X account on Thursday.



Safadi is scheduled to meet with Blinken in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Saturday.





The meeting will also stress the urgency for allowing humanitarian aid into the enclave, “the protection of civilians, and the need for Israel to adhere to international law and international humanitarian law and stop its continued violations,” the statement added.



The ministry also warned that if the conflict does not end it will lead to a regional war that will threaten world peace.














1:37 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023
Palestinian-American woman, 81, got cleared to leave Gaza but can't due to medical needs, attorney says

From CNN’s Jeffrey Kopp




An 81-year-old Palestinian-American woman received clearance to exit the Gaza Strip – but is unable to do so without support for her medical needs, her attorney Ghassan Shamieh told CNN on Thursday.



Her grandson, Said Bsieso, says his grandmother is running out of time.





Shamieh said the woman’s son traveled from Gaza to California to escort her for the visit to Gaza in August, but since he is not a US citizen and his US visa is now expired, he is unable to escort her out. 



The attorney declined to detail the woman’s ailments but said her age, combined with a lack of food, water and medication has challenged her mobility.



He is calling on the US State Department to provide the woman with the medical supervision she needs to exit Gaza safely.





Some background: Between 20 and 25 US citizens arrived Thursday on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing from Gaza, an Egyptian border official told CNN.



Overall, 341 foreign nationals crossed on Thursday, the official said. 



The exodus of the foreign nationals was the result of a deal announced Wednesday brokered by Qatar between Israel, Hamas and Egypt, in coordination with the US, that allows for the departure of those individuals, alongside critically injured civilians from Gaza, according to sources familiar with the talks.














1:22 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023
2 Palestinians killed in Jenin after Israeli military incursion into West Bank refugee camp

From CNN’s Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem




Two Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces carried out a military incursion into the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank on Thursday evening, according to a statement by the Palestinian Ministry of Health



The men were identified as 31-year-old Suleiman Steti and 26-year-old Mustafa Na’aniya. Several others were injured in the clashes, including one Palestinian suffering from a “serious abdominal injury” who was transferred to the Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital, the statement said. 



Videos obtained by CNN show several Israeli military tanks entering the sprawling camp on Thursday evening, with sounds of gunshots being fired and piles of rubble strewn around the ground. 



One video from Palestine TV shows a dramatic moment when a man was shot, and two others tried to carry him to the hospital, only to come under fire from an Israeli military vehicle nearby. 



CNN has reached out to the Israel Defense Forces for comment.














1:10 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023
Israel's security cabinet says it will send Gazan workers in its territory back to enclave

From CNN's Mariya Knight and Tamar Michaelis




Israel’s security cabinet announced Thursday that it would send workers from Gaza who are currently in Israeli territory back to the enclave and also cut funding to the Palestinian Authority that is designated for Gaza.





The statement did not detail how or when the workers would return to Gaza.



Prior to the Hamas attacks, thousands of Gazans had permits to cross into Israel and work, where they could earn significantly more money than they would in Gaza.



The cabinet also decided to “deduct all funds designated for the Gaza Strip – in addition to the deduction, required by law, of funds paid to terrorists and their families – from Palestinian Authority funds,” according to the government statement.



The Palestinian Authority is a separate government body with limited self-rule in the West Bank. It was established as part of a peace pact between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1993.














2:38 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023
Blinken says he will discuss steps to minimize civilian deaths on Israel trip. Here's what you should know

From CNN staff









US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he would focus on steps to minimize civilian casualties in Gaza as he headed Thursday for high-level talks in Israel.





US President Joe Biden, Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin have been warning Israel with a growing force that it will become increasingly difficult for it to pursue its military goals in the Hamas-run enclave as global outcry intensifies about the scale of humanitarian suffering there.



Biden – who has offered full-throated support for Israel but increasingly raised concerns about the situation in Gaza – called Wednesday for a humanitarian “pause” to allow aid to reach civilians and help facilitate the release of hostages.



Here’s what else you should know:







Intense flares: The skies of northern Gaza were illuminated by flares and explosions during an intense bombardment Thursday night. Earlier, the Israeli military said it was surrounding Gaza City and “deepening” its operations there.





Fuel shortage and hospital crisis: The head of the main United Nations agency in Gaza said its fuel supplies are “completely depleted,” and the last remaining public services in Gaza have “completely collapsed.” A woman sheltering at Gaza’s largest medical facility, Al Shifa Hospital, told CNN that “the smell of death is everywhere” as hospitals suffer from both the fuel shortage as well as Israeli strikes and fuel shortages.





Clashes at Israel-Lebanon border: The IDF said it was responding to multiple launches Thursday from Lebanon toward Israeli territory. A CNN team in northern Israel saw an increase in the pace of rocket fire from Lebanon, with Israel’s Iron Dome engaging with two of them. Israel and Hezbollah — an Iran-backed armed group that dominates southern Lebanon — have been engaged in daily cross-border exchanges of fire since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas on October 7, raising fears that the fighting could escalate into a regional war.





International input: Egypt’s foreign minister on Thursday told CNN that a leaked Israeli intelligence ministry document that proposed the relocation of millions of Palestinians to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt was a “ludicrous proposition.” 





Israel aid package: The House of Representatives passed a bill to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel as it fights a war against Hamas – a move that sets up a clash with the Democratic-led Senate. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called the House GOP bill a “deeply flawed proposal” that the Senate will not take up. Democrats are objecting to the fact that the bill does not include aid to Ukraine and would enact funding cuts to the Internal Revenue Service.

















11:35 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Biden and advisors warn Israel that civilian suffering in Gaza will weaken public support for war on Hamas

From CNN's MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak, Natasha Bertrand and Priscilla Alvarez




US President Joe Biden and his top advisers are warning Israel with growing force that it will become increasingly difficult for it to pursue its military goals in Gaza as global outcry intensifies about the scale of humanitarian suffering there.



Biden, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken — who departed Thursday for Israel with a message on protecting civilian lives — have all explicitly pressed the case in recent private conversations with the Israelis, telling them that eroding support will have dire strategic consequences for Israel Defense Forces operations against Hamas.



Behind the scenes, American officials also believe there is limited time for Israel to try to accomplish its stated objective of taking out Hamas in its current operation before uproar over the humanitarian suffering and civilian casualties — and calls for a ceasefire —reaches a tipping point.



In fact, there is recognition within the administration that that moment may arrive quickly: Some of the president’s close advisers believe that there are only weeks, not months, until rebuffing the pressure on the US government to publicly call for a ceasefire becomes untenable, sources told CNN.



There have been no signs that Israel’s offensive is slowing. The Israeli military said Thursday it is surrounding Gaza City and “deepening” its operations there. CNN witnessed the skies of northern Gaza illuminated by flares and explosions as the bombardment intensified late Thursday night.



Particularly jarring to Biden and his national security team, two sources familiar with the matter said, were Israeli airstrikes this week that targeted a refugee camp in northern Gaza, resulting in grim scenes of widespread destruction and deaths. The president “didn’t like this at all,” one of the sources said. 





Israel Defense Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus claimed the strike was targeting a Hamas commander hiding in an underground bunker and that when the complex imploded it possibly collapsed nearby buildings.  



Already, protests have blocked streets in Western capitals and even interrupted a private fundraiser Biden attended Wednesday in Minnesota. “As a rabbi I need you to call for a ceasefire right now,” an audience member shouted.



Biden responded by making an explicit call for a break in the fighting: “I think we need a pause,” he said, adding later when pressed by the protester: “A pause means give time to get the prisoners out.”



The president has not established any red lines for Israel, officials insist. And up until this point, the White House has taken great pains to avoid calling for a ceasefire, arguing that doing so would only help Hamas by giving the terrorist organization time to regroup and plot future operations. 



Read more.



CNN’s Oren Liebermann and Jennifer Hansler contributed to this report.














12:45 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023
Intense flares illuminate skies of Gaza late Thursday night

From CNN's Nic Robertson in Sderot, Israel 









The skies of northern Gaza were illuminated by flares and explosions as the bombardment intensified late Thursday night.



CNN international diplomatic editor Nic Robertson in Sderot, Israel, saw missiles raining down on Gaza for more than 30 minutes, with multiple flares illuminating the night sky. The volume of flares was more intense than had been seen in the past weeks since October 7.



The focus of the flares appears to be in the northern Gaza area of Beit Hanoun, around 2.5 miles away from Sderot, Robertson said. 



CNN’s Ben Wedeman, who has reported for years in the Gaza Strip, described Beit Hanoun, which is not as populous as the nearby Gaza City, as one of the areas that has traditionally experienced the first military moves by the Israel Defense Forces during past operations.



There also appears to be a smoke screen covering the ground suggesting the possible movement of troops in the areas.



Robertson said it appeared that two rockets were fired out of Gaza during this time. Artillery fire was also heard nearby.



Mark Regev, senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that the Israeli military is keeping up the pressure on Hamas.





Regev said he could not provide further details, as the operation is ongoing. 



The intensified fire comes after the Israeli military announced that they had encircled Gaza City.



The post has been updated with Regev’s comments.














5:55 a.m. GMT, November 3, 2023
Palestinian journalist and 11 family members killed in Israeli airstrike, TV network says

From CNN’s Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder









A Palestine TV correspondent and 11 members of his family were killed Thursday in southern Gaza following what the Palestinian Authority-run television network said was an Israeli airstrike on his home.



The deaths of Mohammad Abu Hattab and his family were the result of a “devastating Israeli airstrike” on his home in Khan Younis, the WAFA news agency reported. 



Al Hatab had been reporting live on-air Thursday night outside of Nasser Hospital in Gaza – 30 minutes later, he was killed after returning home, the network reported. 



CNN cannot independently confirm the source of the blast at the house, and Palestine TV did not publish evidence linking it directly to an Israeli strike.



The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the incident.



In an emotional on-air report after his death, Al Hatab’s colleague and fellow journalist, Salman Al Bashir, took off his protective gear, including his helmet and vest, saying “No protection, no international protection at all, no immunity to anything, this protection gear does not protect us and not those helmets. These are just slogans that we are wearing, it doesn’t protect any journalist at all. This protection gear does not protect us.”  





The continued Israeli bombing has become unbearable for the people of Gaza, he said.  



“We are dying one after the other and no one cares about us or the large-scale catastrophe and the crime in Gaza,” Al Bashir said.



Al Hatab’s last on-air report was about Israeli airstrikes on neighborhoods in Khan Younis, according to a Palestinian television video. 





This post has been updated.














10:52 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
At least 106 trucks with aid crossed into Gaza on Thursday, humanitarian organization says

From CNN’s Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem




The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said it received fresh food, water, relief and medical supplies as at least 106 aid trucks from the Egyptian Red Crescent crossed into Gaza via the Rafah crossing on Thursday.



This brings the total number of trucks that have crossed successfully from Egypt into Gaza to 374, according to the PRCS.



In its statement, the aid group highlighted once again that fuel supplies have still not been allowed into the besieged enclave. 





Dire humanitarian situation: The head of the main United Nations agency in Gaza, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), warned Thursday that the last remaining public services in Gaza have “completely collapsed.”



Philippe Lazzarini said the “handful” of aid trucks currently being allowed to enter the territory “basically don’t do anything to reverse the fact” Gaza is “being strangled by the siege.” 



Doctors in Gaza hospitals also describe dire conditions and not enough medical supplies to treat injured and displaced people.














10:44 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
US intel suggests Syria’s Assad agreed to send Russian missile defense system to Hezbollah via Wagner Group

From CNN's Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen and Katie Bo Lillis




The US has intelligence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to provide the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with a Russian-made missile defense system, according to two people familiar with the intelligence.



The Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group, which operates in Syria, has been tasked with carrying out the delivery of the surface-to-air SA-22 missile system, the people said.



It is not clear whether it has already been delivered or how close it is to delivery. The system was originally provided by Russia for use by the Syrian government, the sources said.



One of the sources said the US has been monitoring recent movement of the system, which is also known as a Pantsir. The other source said the US assessment was based partly on intelligence obtained about discussions among Assad, Wagner, and Hezbollah about the delivery of the system.



The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Wagner may provide the system to Hezbollah. Assad’s role has not been previously reported.



Wagner and Hezbollah fighters have both operated in Syria for years, where they have been working alongside Russian and Syrian armed forces to bolster the Assad regime against the Syrian opposition.



Hezbollah began to pull its fighters out in recent years, but the group is also backed by Iran, which is a close Assad ally. A third source familiar with Western intelligence said there was evidence of increasing collaboration between Hezbollah and Wagner in Syria.



The possibility that Hezbollah could soon have a new air defense system comes amid concerns that the militants are considering opening a new front in Israel’s war against Hamas, on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon. The US has repeatedly warned Hezbollah and other Iran-backed groups to stay out of the conflict and has positioned aircraft carriers and troops in the region to try to deter a potential escalation.



Israel has also targeted these missile systems inside of Syria before, as part of broader Israeli attacks on Iranian military sites in the country.



It is not clear how much influence Russia had over the decision to provide the system to Hezbollah. Since the death of Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in August, the Kremlin has made some attempts to absorb Wagner mercenaries and the group’s assets. But as of late September, the US had not seen a decisive shift in terms of the Kremlin taking full ownership over the fighters, CNN previously reported.



Read more about the Russian missile defense system



CNN’s Oren Liebermann contributed to this report.
















10:24 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Iranian foreign minister says he discussed situation in Gaza with Hamas political leader

From CNN's Adam Pourahmadi 









Iran’s foreign minister spoke with Hamas’ political leader on Thursday night, the Iranian official said on social media.



Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said he and Hamas’ political lead Ismail Haniyeh discussed “the situation in Gaza and the West Bank.”



Further details on the meeting have not been released yet. 



Some background: Iran for years has provided funding, arms and training to the various proxy groups across the region, relationships that it uses to counter Israel and the United States and wield influence across the Middle East — all while maintaining a degree of deniability about its involvement. Hamas, the group that carried out the October attack on Israel is among those groups.



But, while Iran has praised the October 7 attack on Israel, officials are now saying publicly that they do not seek a widening of the war and warning that the situation risks spiraling.














8:27 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Gaza's second-largest hospital is under increased fire, Palestine Red Crescent Society says

From CNN's Abeer Salman




Al-Quds hospital, the second-largest in Gaza City, and the surrounding area have come under increased fire in recent days, wounding several people and damaging the hospital structure, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).



Ramped up Israeli airstrikes and gunfire are “endangering the lives of the dedicated medical personnel” and thousands of civilians in the area, the PRCS said in a statement Thursday.



Israeli military vehicles fired bullets “indiscriminately” into the area from about a kilometer south of the hospital, wounding a child and young man standing in front of the medical center, and penetrating the walls of the hospital’s sixth-floor shelter for displaced women and children, according to the aid organization. 



The incoming fire also damaged the hospital’s central air-conditioning units and one of its water tanks, the PRCS says.



The PRCS also accused the Israel Defense Forces of firing on an ambulance while aid workers were transferring dead and wounded Palestinians. The PRCS released images of two paramedics who it said suffered gunshot and shrapnel injuries.



CNN has reached out to the IDF to comment. In previous statements, it has maintained it “has requested and continues to request that all civilians move south of Wadi Gaza for greater safety.”



Some background: The hospital is located in the Tal Al Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City, north of Wadi Gaza — the line south of which Israel has urged people in Gaza to flee. 



The Red Crescent said Sunday that it received a warning from the Israeli military to immediately evacuate ahead of possible bombardment — a task the World Health Organization deemed “impossible” without endangering the lives of patients.



Al-Quds Hospital is treating hundreds of patients, including wounded people, patients in intensive care and children in incubators, the PRCS said. Thousands of internally displaced civilians have also sheltered at the hospital.














9:15 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Israel will respond to Hezbollah threat with actions not words, IDF says

From CNN's Tamar Michaelis, Tamara Qiblawi and Aileen Graef




Israel will respond with actions, not words, in response to any escalation from Hezbollah at the northern border, a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces said.



The comments from Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari come as the Israeli military has traded fire with Hezbollah militants for the past several weeks. The Israeli military said Thursday it struck several Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in response to launches from the country toward Israel.  



Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is expected to weigh in on the war on Friday.



The group released a statement Thursday saying it hit an Israeli military barracks in the Shebaa Farms area with two attack drones, claiming they made “very direct hits inside the barracks.” Shebaa Farms is disputed territory along the Israel-Lebanon border. 



Asked about the potential for escalation in light of Nasrallah’s speech, Hagari reiterated Israel would respond with action, noting they are highly prepared. 



It is unclear what Nasrallah may announce in Friday’s speech, but Hezbollah-owned media have been effusive in their support for Hamas since October 7. Observers will watch the speech for signs of a new phase in the conflict, or modifications to the loosely defined rules of engagement that extend beyond the current tit-for-tat. 



In anticipation of the speech, White House spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday, “Our message to him or to anybody else is that they’re thinking about widening and escalating and deepening this conflict: You shouldn’t do it.”



Some background: Hezbollah is widely considered to be the regional wildcard that could tip the Israel-Hamas war into a regional conflict. It has a more sophisticated arsenal than Hamas, and its increased involvement in the war could rope in Iran’s paramilitary partners in Iraq and Yemen. 



CNN’s Jim Sciutto, Jo Shelley, Ben Wedeman and Charbel Mallo contributed reporting to this post.














8:10 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Official says US believes Israel trying to minimize civilian deaths, but declines comment on Jabalya strikes

From CNN's Aileen Graef, MJ Lee and Haley Britzky




The United States believes Israel is “making efforts to try to minimize civilian casualties,” National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby said Thursday — but he declined repeatedly to say whether President Joe Biden’s administration sees Israel as having tried to minimize civilian deaths in its airstrikes on the Jabalya refugee camp.



Kirby told CNN earlier this week that it was “obvious” to the US that Israel is “trying to minimize” civilian deaths. When asked Thursday whether that remains the White House’s view after Israel struck the camp twice in two days, Kirby told CNN’s MJ Lee, “We see in the scope of their operations that they are making efforts to try to minimize civilian casualties.”





Israel’s strikes on Jabalya prompted the United Nations Human Rights Office to express concern that the strikes “could amount to war crimes.” The Israeli military said the strikes targeted Hamas commanders and the militant group’s infrastructure.



Pressed again on the airstrikes on Jabalya specifically, Kirby said Thursday, “I’m not going to talk about specifics because I’m not going to litigate an operational event that our military is not involved in almost real time.” 



Any questions about the breadth of civilian casualties should come from the Israeli Defense Forces, not the US, Kirby said. 





Kirby reiterated that US officials are stressing the importance of preserving civilian lives with their counterparts in Israel.



The US is “not putting constraints on Israel in terms of how they conduct their operations,” according to Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder. He was responding to a question about if the US was putting restrictions on the weapons it was providing.



“They are a professional military, well trained, well-led, and so I’ll just leave it at that,” he said. 














7:19 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Key UN relief agency says its fuel supplies in Gaza are completely depleted

From CNN's Christiane Amanpour team and Amy Cassidy in London









The head of the main United Nations agency in Gaza said on Thursday that its fuel supplies are “completely depleted,” and the last remaining public services in Gaza have “completely collapsed.”



The lack of fuel means the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) will not be able to supply hospitals, the water station and bakeries “in the coming days,” said Philippe Lazzarini, the agency’s commissioner general. The agency may also be unable to move its trucks within the Gaza Strip to provide humanitarian assistance.



The UNRWA now needs to look at what other fuel is available in the strip, Lazzarini said in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour.



“There was commercial fuel, which was available, and there was also fuel which was brought in by the international community to supply the electric plant,” he explained, adding that over the last week the agency has also worked with Israeli officials through deconfliction channels to pick up fuel reserves.



Collapse of public services: The last remaining public services in Gaza have “completely collapsed,” the UN official said, and the “handful” of aid trucks currently being allowed to enter the territory “basically don’t do anything to reverse the fact” Gaza is “being strangled by the siege.” 





Claims on Hamas’ fuel reserves: Amanpour asked the relief agency leader about reports that Hamas was storing and hoarding fuel.



The Israel Defense Forces has maintained publicly that Hamas holds significant amounts of fuel for its military operations — and that it is not using the supplies to provide for the humanitarian needs of Gaza civilians.



“What I can tell you is that no one right now is taking care of the civilian need. When it comes to the fuel, I have no idea what the military build-up has been of Hamas in the Gaza Strip,” Lazzarini said.  































































































7:48 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Latest Israeli strikes have killed people sheltering at UN schools in Gaza, relief agency says

From CNN’s Livvy Doherty and Amy Cassidy in London, Abeer Salman and Tamara Qiblawi in Jerusalem









Israeli airstrikes on Thursday killed more than 20 people sheltering at United Nations schools in Gaza, the head of the main UN relief agency working in the enclave told CNN.



The agency has received “extraordinary, difficult news” about schools in the refugee camps of Jabalya and Al Shati, which is sometimes referred to as Beach camp, said Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).





The UNRWA later said in a statement that four of its shelters were damaged by Thursday’s bombardment: the two mentioned by Lazzarini, and two other schools-turned-shelters further south in the Al-Bureij refugee camp. Two people were reportedly killed and 31 wounded at those sites, the agency said.



The IDF did not immediately respond to a request for comment on UNRWA’s statements.



On the ground: Reuters video Thursday showed damage at the Jabalya camp near Gaza City. A separate, five-minute video posted to Telegram shows the chaotic aftermath at the UNRWA-sponsored Jabalya Elementary school. Bloodied bodies lie strewn across the floor as people scream around them.



“These are official UNWRA schools, where we shelter a number of displaced persons in the north of Gaza,” Lazzarini said. “These are shelters which are clearly notified,” he added, meaning the Israeli military knows their location.



Those sheltering in a school in the Al Shati camp, northwest of Jabalya, recounted the ordeal to a CNN stringer.



“The school was shelled and we started screaming,” a woman who fled the school after the attack told CNN. “It was an absolute horror.”





This post has been updated with information from the UNRWA about strikes on two additional school shelters.










3:55 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Foreign nationals cross into Egypt from Gaza on Thursday

From Asmaa Khalil in Rafah and CNN’s Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem




More foreign nationals have made their way out of Gaza and into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing, with 341 having crossed on Thursday, an Egyptian border official told CNN — a figure that includes American citizens.



It’s unclear what nationalities are held by the others who have crossed, but some countries have confirmed their own citizens transited the Rafah crossing on Thursday.



The Egyptian official said the border is closed and will not accept any more people evacuating from Gaza on Thursday.



United States: Between 20 and 25 American citizens arrived Thursday on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing from Gaza, an Egyptian border official told CNN.



Hungary: Eight Hungarian citizens, along with two of their Palestinian family members, have evacuated from Gaza through the Rafah crossing into Egypt, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in a live video statement on Thursday. 



Szijjártó added that they were two families and they crossed the border a “few hours ago.”



Italy: A 5-year-old Italian girl and her Palestinian mother left Gaza through the Rafah crossing on Thursday, Italy’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he was “particularly happy for the positive outcome,” noting the girl’s 6th birthday is on Friday. 



Netherlands: The first Dutch nationals and their immediate family have left the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said in a post on social media on Thursday. 



Rutte added that a team from the foreign ministry met the Dutch nationals at the border crossing. 



“I am grateful to Egypt for the crucial role they played in this, and for receiving and treating the injured,” said Rutte, adding that he also wanted to thank Qatar “for their mediation in facilitating the departure of foreign nationals who were stuck in Gaza.”



Spain: Between 140 and 170 Spanish citizens and their families are expected to be evacuated from Gaza on Thursday or Friday, acting Defense Minister Margarita Robles said on Thursday morning.



“The latest report I got is that Israeli and Egyptian authorities are calling the different countries in alphabetical order, and everything is prepared in Cairo to travel and get them. We don’t know exactly when, but it could be today or tomorrow,” Robles told journalists at Torrejon Air Base. 



The minister also said one Spanish citizen evacuated on Wednesday.



Some background: The exodus of the foreign nationals is the result of a deal announced Wednesday brokered by Qatar between Israel, Hamas and Egypt, in coordination with the US, that allows for the departure of those individuals, alongside critically injured civilians from Gaza, according to sources familiar with the talks. The agreement is separate from any hostage negotiations, the source added.



CNN’s Sharon Braithwaite, Claudia Rebaza, Eve Brennan and Boglarka Kosztolanyi contributed reporting to this post.










3:14 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Israel's military is in "very significant" areas of Gaza City, says IDF chief of staff

From CNN's Amir Tal in Jerusalem




The Israeli military is surrounding Gaza City and “deepening” its operations there, the Israel Defense Forces chief of staff said in a TV interview Thursday.





Halevi said Israel has not delivered any fuel into Gaza. “We check the situation every day,” he said. “When fuel runs out, fuel will be delivered under supervision to the hospitals.”



Nearly half of all hospitals in Gaza are out of service due to bombardments and fuel shortages, including the leading cancer hospital in the strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah. It warned on Wednesday that Gaza’s largest hospital, Al Shifa, could be forced to stop operating soon.



More background: The Israeli army began its full ground operation in Gaza on Friday, moving tanks, bulldozers, infantry and combat engineer units into the strip.



This map shows some of the areas where IDF troops have been operating in the days since:












3:28 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
A Palestinian American family that was stuck in Gaza has safely crossed into Egypt, their attorney says

From CNN’s Jennifer Henderson









A Palestinian American family from Medway, Massachusetts, have safely arrived in Egypt after leaving Gaza via the Rafah crossing early Thursday morning, their attorney told CNN in a statement.



Abood Okal, Wafaa Abuzayda and their 1-year-old son Yousef arrived in Egypt just after 11:30 a.m. local time, the lawyer, Sammy Nabulsi, said.





“The Okal Family expresses its deepest gratitude to their family and friends around the world, the Medway community, the media for sharing their plight and the plight of the hundreds of other Americans trapped in Gaza, their elected officials who fought hard for their return, and the State Department for providing them with safe departure,” he added.



Okal — a cancer researcher for a pharmaceutical company — and his family had traveled to the region in late September to visit family. The first week of their trip was spent in the West Bank, but they became stranded in Gaza after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, fearing for their lives.



At this time, the family is asking for privacy until their safe return to Medway, Nabulsi said.












1:54 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Israeli Air Force says it intercepted cruise missile "launched from the southeast"

From Amir Tal in Jerusalem




Israel’s Air Force said that “in recent days” it intercepted a cruise missile fired at the country “launched from the southeast.” 



The military also released footage it said showed the cruise missile being destroyed.



The Israeli Air Force did not indicate where the cruise missile was launched. But last month, the US Navy said that it intercepted multiple projectiles near the coast of Yemen. And on Wednesday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed to have successfully launched a barrage of drones against Israel.





It said that later the same day, the Air Force “intercepted a surface-to-surface missile in the Red Sea using the long-range defense system ‘Arrow.’”










2:03 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Israel's military responds to white phosphorus accusations with carefully worded statement

From CNN’s Tamara Qiblawi, Florence Davey-Attlee and Sarah Sirgany









The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Thursday responded to accusations about Israel’s use of white phosphorus in Lebanon with a carefully worded statement, dismissing reports that the incendiary substance has been used for setting fires but conceding that it does use it in some circumstances. 



On Tuesday, Amnesty International accused the Israeli army of firing white phosphorus at the southern Lebanese town of Dhayra, injuring civilians.



On the same day, Lebanese interim Agricultural Minister Abbas Al-Hajj Hassan accused Israel of burning more than 40,000 olive trees in southern Lebanon using “white phosphorous bombs.”



The IDF denied that.



The “smoke-screen shells containing the white phosphorus in the IDF are not intended or used for setting fire, and any claim that these shells are used for that cause is baseless,” the IDF said in a statement to CNN. 



The IDF also said it does not use the incendiary weapon in densely populated areas, but added that “certain exceptions” applied.  





What is white phosphorus? It’s an incendiary weapon, which is used to set fire to military targets, but its use is restricted under international humanitarian law. It is considered lawful in some cases but cannot be fired at or near civilian areas or civilian infrastructure. 



White phosphorus can provide illumination or create a smokescreen in battle, but it is known to burn flesh down to the bone, according to previous CNN reporting.



According to the International Committee of the Red Cross, “The use of … white phosphorous weapons against any military objective within concentrations of civilians is prohibited unless the military objective is clearly separated from the civilians.”



Human Rights Watch has also accused Israel of repeatedly firing white phosphorus at Lebanon since the escalation between the two countries began on October 8, sparked by the Hamas-Israel war. 



Last month, the IDF strongly denied the claims. In an interview, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Peter Lerner told CNN “categorically, no,” it had not used white phosphorus.



Both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have documented the use by Israel of white phosphorous in civilian areas in Gaza during previous rounds of fighting there. CNN also documented its use.



A CNN team on the ground in southern Lebanon has seen fires, burning trees and billowing smoke in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon over the past two weeks. The CNN team filmed abandoned olive fields during the ongoing harvest season.










1:58 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
New US ambassador will travel to Israel with secretary of state

From CNN's Jennifer Hansler









Newly confirmed United States Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew will travel with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel Thursday.



Lew will take up his post in Jerusalem at a time when the stakes could not be higher: Israel’s expanding ground operations and the resulting toll on civilians has seen increasing condemnation by the Arab world, evidenced in part by Jordan’s decision to recall its own ambassador to Israel.



Blinken’s visit: President Joe Biden’s administration has ramped up its public rhetoric about the need for Israel to abide by international humanitarian law, but it has not condemned the country’s actions in Gaza. That is expected to be a key aspect of Blinken’s conversations with Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as will the need for Israel not to become an occupying force in Gaza.



State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said Wednesday that Blinken “wants to get an update from Israel on their military objectives and their plans for meeting those objectives” and “to talk about ways that we can increase the flow of humanitarian assistance and get to the point where it’s a sustained, continuous flow getting in every day that meets the needs of innocent civilians in Gaza.”





The growing Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank is also expected to be a major topic of conversation.












1:22 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Gaza evacuations continue, as Biden supports humanitarian "pause" in fighting. Here’s what you need to know

From CNN's Christian Edwards




More foreign nationals and injured Palestinians have arrived in Egypt from Gaza, a day after the Rafah crossing opened to allow the first evacuations since Israel’s siege of the enclave began nearly four weeks ago. At least 400 foreign nationals and 60 injured people are expected to leave the strip over the course of the day.



Meanwhile, Israel bombed the densely-populated Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza for the second time in two days Wednesday, prompting the United Nations’ Human Rights Office to express concerns that the strikes “could amount to war crimes.” The Israeli military said the actions targeted Hamas commanders and the militant group’s infrastructure.



And, as the global outcry against the suffering of Gazans grows, US President Joe Biden – who has offered full-throated support for Israel but increasingly raised concerns about the situation in Gaza – also called for a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war, to allow aid to reach civilians and help facilitate the release of hostages.








Here are the latest developments:







Rafah evacuations: Egypt has said it will help evacuate nearly 7,000 foreign citizens from more than 60 countries via the Rafah crossing, according to a statement from its foreign ministry. The first foreign nationals were able to cross from Gaza to Egypt Wednesday. Evacuations resumed Thursday and are expected to continue over the coming days. Six US citizens were among those evacuated Thursday. They are believed to be among some 400 American citizens plus their family members – about 1,000 people total – to be stuck in Gaza amid the deepening humanitarian crisis. A convoy of ambulances arrived at the crossing Thursday and were waiting to pick up injured Palestinians, an Egyptian border official told a CNN reporter on the ground.





Jabalya strikes: The Israeli airstrike that again rocked the Gazan refugee camp of Jabalya on Wednesday killed at least 80 people, the director of Gaza’s Indonesian hospital Dr. Atef Al Kahlout told CNN. He said the majority of casualties were women and children, and that hundreds more people were injured. Video from the blast site showed catastrophic damage surrounding a deep crater in the neighborhood and people digging through the rubble searching for bodies. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that the blast in the Falluja neighborhood of the camp was due to an airstrike, which had “eliminated” Hamas terrorists.





Biden comments: US President Joe Biden said Wednesday evening that he supports a humanitarian “pause” in the war to allow for the release of more hostages held in Gaza, responding to a protester who called for a ceasefire. As Biden was speaking at a fundraiser in Minneapolis, he was heckled by an audience member demanding a ceasefire – which prompted the president to explain his own position: “I think we need a pause. A pause means give time to get the prisoners out,” Biden said. Many Western leaders have stopped short of calling for an outright ceasefire, stressing Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas, but have appealed for a humanitarian “pause” to allow aid to get into Gaza and hostages to get out.





UN concern over “disproportionate attacks:” The United Nations Human Rights Office warned that Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalya refugee camp “could amount to war crimes.” In a post on social media Wednesday, the office said: “Given the high number of civilian casualties and the scale of destruction following Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalya refugee camp, we have serious concerns that these are disproportionate attacks that could amount to war crimes.” Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has lasted nearly four weeks and killed at least 8,700 people, according to figures released by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah, drawn from sources in the Hamas-controlled enclave.





Diplomatic backlash: Israel’s strikes on Jabalya have further strained its diplomatic relations with its Arab neighbors and a number of other countries across the world. Bolivia cut diplomatic ties with Israel on Tuesday, citing “crimes against humanity” against Palestinians. In the wake of Wednesday’s strike, Jordan recalled its ambassador to Israel. Bahrain did the same on Thursday, adding that the Israeli ambassador had departed the country and that economic relations with Israel had been suspended.













1:00 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
At least 33 journalists killed in Israel-Hamas conflict since war began, Committee to Protect Journalists says

From CNN's Hande Atay Alam 









At least 33 journalists have been killed since the latest Israel-Hamas conflict began on October 7, according to a Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) statement released Thursday. 



The death toll among journalists includes 28 Palestinians, four Israelis and one Lebanese, the CPJ said.



Eight journalists have been reported injured, and nine others have been reported missing or detained, CPJ said.










1:22 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
US pediatrician is "relieved" to be out of Gaza, she says. But her thoughts remain with the people still there

From CNN’s Amy Simonson




An American pediatrician who crossed into Egypt Wednesday after being stuck in Gaza told CNN she is “doing pretty well,” but her thoughts remain with Gazans who remain in the enclave.





Zind, a pediatrician from Grand Junction, Colorado, and Ramona Okumura, another aid worker, were among the Americans who left Gaza via the Rafah border crossing on Wednesday.



Zind said she and others from her group were staying in United Nations facilities that were filled with Gazans seeking refuge, adding the amount of toilets and water “inadequate for the tens of thousands of people who showed up.” 





The experience of the last several weeks has yet to fully sink in, Zind indicated. But after the “long process” of leaving Gaza and arriving in Cairo, she said, “I really enjoyed the shower last night.”










12:22 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Biden says he supports humanitarian "pause" in Gaza conflict, after heckler demanded ceasefire

From CNN's Kevin Liptak, Kyle Feldscher, Nikki Carvajal and Christian Edwards









US President Joe Biden said Wednesday evening he was supportive of a humanitarian pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict to allow for the release of more hostages held in Gaza, responding to a protester who called for a ceasefire.



As Biden was speaking at a fundraiser in Minneapolis, he was heckled by a person in the audience who shouted, “As a rabbi I need you to call for a ceasefire right now,” according to a CNN reporter inside the room.



The president responded by saying he supported a break in fighting to allow for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. Biden and other administration officials have not endorsed a ceasefire.





Biden administration officials have previously called for a pause, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the United Nations. Biden himself addressed the idea of humanitarian pauses during his news conference last week and suggested he raised the idea directly with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. So far, Israel has appeared to reject the idea. 



Many Western leaders, stressing Israel’s right to defend itself against Hamas following its attack on October 7, have stopped short of calling for an outright ceasefire in Gaza, and instead have appealed for a humanitarian “pause” to the fighting.



Reporters accompanying the president said the heckler was escorted out by security as she was singing “ceasefire now.” The fundraiser audience responded by chanting “four more years.” The demonstrator told reporters her name was Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg.



“I understand the emotion,” Biden said as he continued his remarks. “This is incredibly complicated for the Israelis. It’s incredibly complicated for the Muslim world as well,” he said. “I supported a two state solution, I have from the very beginning.” 





“Ceasefire” or “pause:” The deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza has sparked huge international concern but, more than three weeks since the outbreak of violence, the world has so far failed to unite around a common position.



Those advocating a “pause” say it would allow aid to reach the more than 2 million civilians living in the besieged enclave, and might help facilitate the release of more than 200 hostages captured by Hamas. The term also implies that fighting could resume once more aid has reached civilians.










12:20 p.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
196 Jordanians were evacuated from Gaza through Rafah border crossing on Wednesday

From CNN’s Caroline Faraj in Dubai and Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem




Nearly 200 Jordanian citizens were evacuated from Gaza through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt on Wednesday, according to a statement Thursday from the Jordanian Foreign Ministry.



Of the 196 evacuated, 53 are already en route to Jordan on a Royal Jordanian Air Force plane that had earlier dropped off humanitarian and medical aid for Gaza at El Arish International Airport, the statement said. 



The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday there were 284 Jordanian citizens present in Gaza, noting the evacuation process will “continue as long as necessary, and in different ways and means.”



More context: The release of the foreign nationals from Gaza began Wednesday, the result of a deal brokered by Qatar between Israel, Hamas and Egypt, in coordination with the US, that would allow for the release of those individuals, alongside critically injured civilians from Gaza, according to sources familiar with the talks.










11:48 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Two shepherds found dead after Israeli fire on Lebanon, Lebanese state media says

From CNN’s Sarah El Sirgany in Beirut




Two shepherds were found dead near Lebanon’s southern border on Thursday, a day after coming under Israeli fire, according to Lebanese state media agency NNA. 



The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, UNIFIL, said in a statement Wednesday night it had attempted to evacuate two individuals who had come under Israeli fire. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) had suspended attacks in the area to allow UNIFIL and the Lebanese army to search for the men, the statement said.



The two shepherds were found by the Lebanese Red Cross, the army and UNIFIL, after an hours-long search. 



Some context: Israel and Hezbollah – an Iran-backed armed group that dominates southern Lebanon – have been engaged in daily cross-border exchanges of fire along the Lebanon-Israel border since the start of the conflict between Israel and Hamas on October 7, raising fears that the fighting could escalate into a regional war.












11:35 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Six US citizens arrive in Egypt from Gaza

From journalist Asmaa Khalil in Rafah and CNN’s Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem




Six American citizens arrived on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing from Gaza on Thursday, according to a CNN journalist who spoke to them there. 



Since the crossing opened on Wednesday, hundreds of foreign nationals and dozens of injured Palestinians have been evacuated. More are expected to make the journey out of the besieged enclave in the coming days, according to officials.



An internal US government correspondence obtained earlier by CNN said US citizens are expected to begin departing Gaza on Thursday.










11:40 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
IDF says it once again responded to fire from southern Lebanon

From Jo Shelley in northern Israel









The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that it has again responded to fire from southern Lebanon.



“A short while ago, a terrorist cell attempted to launch anti-tank missiles from Lebanon toward the area of Livne, northern Israel,” the IDF said in a statement. “IDF soldiers struck the cell and a hit was identified. In addition, the soldiers struck two anti-tank missile launching posts in Lebanon.”





Some context: This fighting is centered on northern Israel and southern Lebanon — separate from Israel’s fighting with Hamas further south, which is centered around Gaza. However, an uptick in clashes with Hezbollah has raised fears that the powerful Lebanese paramilitary group could actively participate in the conflict, heightening the risk of a regional war.



Hezbollah – an Iran-backed armed group that is also a regional force in its own right – dominates south Lebanon. It also operates alongside Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps in Syria, where the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights separates Israel from Tehran-aligned fighters.



CNN’s Tamara Qiblawi contributed reporting to this post.










11:17 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Egypt says it will help evacuate nearly 7,000 foreign nationals from Gaza

From journalist Asmaa Khalil in Rafah and CNN’s Nadeen Ebrahim, Zeena Saifi and Caroline Faraj









Egypt is preparing to facilitate the evacuation of nearly 7,000 foreign citizens in Gaza from more than 60 countries via the Rafah crossing, according to a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.



The announcement follows a meeting between foreign ministry officials and ambassadors and other foreign representatives in Cairo, the statement said.



Egyptian officials say the evacuation plan will be carried out “in accordance with Egypt’s regulations and governing laws, and the role incumbent upon each foreign mission in receiving its nationals from the Rafah crossing.”



The first foreign nationals were able to cross from Gaza to Egypt Wednesday. Evacuations resumed Thursday and are expected to continue over the coming days.



Ambulances waiting: Twenty ambulances have arrived at the Rafah crossing on the Egyptian side, waiting to pick up injured Palestinians, an Egyptian border official told CNN at the crossing on Thursday.



An Egyptian government official confirmed to CNN that 45 injured Palestinians crossed into Egypt from Gaza on Wednesday and are currently undergoing treatment in various hospitals. More are expected to arrive Thursday.



According to Egyptian state-affiliated Al-Qahera News, 70 humanitarian trucks carrying aid are also parked outside the border crossing, waiting to enter Gaza.










10:27 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
At least 400 foreign nationals and 60 injured people expected to leave Gaza Thursday

From CNN's Abeer Salman









At least 400 foreign nationals are expected to leave Gaza and enter Egypt through the Rafah crossing on Thursday, a Palestinian official at the crossing, Wael Abu Umar, told CNN. He did not specify nationalities.



The official said 60 other injured people are also set to leave Gaza.



The on-the-ground assessment follows the overnight publication of a list comprising some 595 names of people apparently cleared for passage out of Gaza.



Those on the list were asked to arrive at the Rafah crossing at 7 a.m. local time on Thursday. No timeframe was given for any eventual transfer to Egypt.



The list of names includes some 400 Americans; the remaining names are citizens from 14 other countries.



The Rafah crossing partially opened Wednesday to allow the evacuation of a limited number of foreign nationals and injured Palestinians – the first such opening since hostilities began on October 7. 



An Egyptian government official confirmed Wednesday that 45 people had made it into the country and were currently undergoing treatment.



These developments are separate from any negotiations aimed at freeing Israeli hostages held by Hamas.










9:43 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Hamas lines in northern Gaza continue to "collapse," says IDF

From CNN's Mick Krever









Hamas defensive lines in northern Gaza continue to “collapse” as they retreat southwards to the center of the enclave, according to a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).





“Our fighters continue to collapse the defensive lines of Hamas in the north of the Gaza Strip and take control of central areas,” he added.



Hagari claimed Israeli forces had “the upper hand” in every confrontation.





The IDF announced it was “expanding ground operations” in Gaza on Friday. Drawing on videos and photos from open and official sources, as well as reporting from CNN teams on the ground, CNN has been able to map what we know about Israel’s ground offensive so far.



Read the full story here:










8:56 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Hospitals struggling under "avalanche of human suffering" in Gaza, doctor says

From CNN's Kathleen Magramo









Doctors are struggling to treat patients with severe injuries under dire conditions in Gaza as Israel maintains its bombardment of the enclave, a medic with aid group Doctors Without Borders said.



Speaking from Amman, Jordan, Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan said the lack of medical supplies in Gaza meant doctors have been “completely stripped of all the tools of modern medicine” to treat patients — mostly women and children — with severe injuries and burns.





Doctors at the strip’s largest Al Shifa Hospital are seeing children with the majority of their body and faces burned, missing limbs and other “catastrophic injuries,” said Haj-Hassan, a pediatric intensive care and humanitarian doctor with the aid group, which is also known as Médecins Sans Frontières.



“And the doctors are left to treat them with limited pain control, running out of anesthetic drugs.” she said. “We do not have enough antibiotics to treat wound infections, we don’t have enough dressings.”



Ceasefire call: Haj-Hassan called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, saying “a stop rather than a pause” is needed in what she described as the “indiscriminate bombardment and massacre.”





Medical workers in Gaza are working around the clock while they and their families also fear being bombarded, she said. But “they have refused to leave, because they have decided to stay with their patients,” she said.










8:26 a.m. GMT, November 2, 2023
Israeli airstrikes hit near Al Quds hospital in Gaza City, director says

From CNN’s Abeer Salman and Zeena Saifi in Jerusalem









Israeli airstrikes struck near the Al Quds hospital in Gaza City, where doctors say thousands of displaced people are sheltering, the key medical facility’s director told CNN Thursday.



The strikes that began Wednesday evening continued into Thursday morning and were “getting closer to the hospital,” Dr. Bashar Mourad said in a phone call.





The Palestinian Red Crescent said in a statement around 10 p.m. local time Wednesday that heavy airstrikes were targeting near the hospital “for two hours”.



The hospital, the second-largest in the main urban center of Gaza City in the northern part of the enclave, has previously been targeted in Israeli airstrikes.



In a statement to CNN, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said due to “intensifying hostilities” against Hamas in Gaza City and northern Gaza, the IDF continues to urge civilians to evacuate south.



Evacuation zones and warning alerts from the Israeli military have not guaranteed safety for civilians in densely populated Gaza, where Palestinians have no safe place to escape Israeli bombs.































































































































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